BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the BANGSON US-BSR-008-1
The BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 206 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $39 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.6% less, ranking 332 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $34/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 on that list: BANGSON US-BSR-008 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BANGSON US-BSR-008-2 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 11 of BANGSON's 53 certified refrigerators, this sits between the US-BSR-003 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the US-BSR-309 ($61/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 that long and it costs about $503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the BANGSON US-BSR-008-1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.